Ruth Kelly: I am today publishing two consultation documents.
	The document "Delivering Housing and Regeneration: Communities England and the Future of Social Housing Regulation" outlines proposals to create a new housing and regeneration agency, Communities England, and also responds to Professor Cave's review of social housing regulation.
	At the end of last year I asked Professor Martin Cave, Director of the Centre for Management under Regulation at Warwick Business School to carry out a review of social housing regulation, the first for 30 years. Professor Cave's report, "Every Tenant Matters", is published today. The Government's initial response to Professor Cave's report is also published today, and forms part of "Delivering Housing and Regeneration: Communities England and the Future of Social Housing".
	The consultation document outlines:
	The delivery functions that are proposed to transfer to Communities England from central Government, and also the proposed roles that central Government will retain.
	The portfolio of investment tools that are proposed for Communities England;
	The new agency's place making role; explaining how Communities England will tailor its interventions to the needs of communities and seeking views on how it should work with local partners, including the private sector, to create vibrant and economically sustainable places;
	Proposals for the future regulation of social housing in response to Professor Cave; ensuring that the system better protects and empowers tenants, works better with central and local government and reduces unnecessary burdens.
	The proposed accountability of the new organisation to Ministers and local communities, and how it will report its outcomes;
	Work that is already being undertaken to prepare the way for the establishment of Communities England; and
	Next steps required to make Communities England a reality.
	I am also today publishing a consultation paper, "Tenant Empowerment", outlining proposals to increase empowerment of social housing tenants.
	It includes the following for delivering a strengthened role for tenant voice:
	A draft Statutory Instrument to simplify the Housing (Right to Manage) Regulations 1994 for local authority tenants to make it easier for those who wish to trigger the process of developing tenant management with their local authority. This follows a commitment in the local government White Paper: "Strong and Prosperous Communities" to review these regulations.
	A proposal to promote a voluntary tenant management process for all social housing tenants and landlords.
	Opportunity to comment on how tenant management organisations may extend their role to wider neighbourhood services.
	A proposal to form a national tenant organisation.
	Consultation on options for tenant led/tenant owned ALMOs.
	Both documents are available in the Libraries of both Houses can be accessed via the Communities and Local Government website:
	"Delivering Housing and Regeneration: Communities England and the Future of Social Housing Regeneration" (consultation paper) at:
	http://www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1511392
	"Tenant Empowerment"—A consultation paper at: http://www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1511393

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Andy Burnham: The Government have today launched the NHS Choices information service.
	The NHS Choices website will provide the public with information about conditions, treatments and available from the NHS, comparative data on the quality of services and information on healthy lifestyle options. Patients will also have the opportunity to provide comment on their experiences of NHS services. Potential patients can view these comments as part of their own decision-making about health and health services. Over time, NHS Choices will build into a comprehensive information service that covers a wide range of health and health service issues.
	The address for the NHS Choices website is: www.nhs.uk.

Vernon Coaker: I am pleased to announce that the fifth annual report of the appointed person under the Proceeds of CrimeAct 2002 has been laid before Parliament today. The appointed person is an independent person who scrutinises the use of the search power introduced to support the measures in the Act to seize and forfeit criminal cash.
	The report gives the appointed person's opinion as to the circumstances and manner in which the search powers conferred by the Act are being exercised. I am pleased that the appointed person, Andrew Clarke, has expressed satisfaction with the operation of the search power and has found that there is nothing to suggest that the procedures are not being followed in accordance with the Act.
	From 1 April 2006 to the end of March 2007 over £47 million in cash was seized by police and HM Revenue and Customs officers under powers in the Act. These sums are subject to forfeiture in the magistrates court. These powers are a valuable tool in the fight against crime and the report shows that the way they are used has been, and will continue to be, closely monitored.